The ultimate measurement of success for Project Execution and Control is the product acceptance by the Customer, and project acceptance by the Project Sponsor and/or Project Director.
Meanwhile, the Project Manager can still assess how successfully the project is proceeding through Project Execution and Control by utilizing the measurement criteria outlined below. Because the processes in Project Execution and Control (between Kick-off and Acceptance) are iterative, continuous and concurrent, the measurements for these processes need to be taken at regular intervals – probably coincidental with project status meetings. More than one “No” answer indicates a serious risk to the eventual success of your project.
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Measurements of Success |
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Conduct Project Execution and Control Kick-off |
Did you receive confirmation from ALL Project Team members that they agree with their role descriptions, and that they understand and agree with the project objectives, risks, and timetables as recorded in the kick-off meeting notes? |
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Manage Triple Constraints |
Do your team members agree that the estimates to complete for all open tasks are accurate? |
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Has your team implemented any “lessons learned” from either the peer review or the project audit process? |
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Is the Project Sponsor and/or Project Director aware of the latest forecast total for the project? |
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Is your schedule current? |
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Monitor and Control Risks |
Have you adjusted the risk priority level for any risks on the Risk Management Worksheet? |
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Manage Project Execution |
Were all changes to the scope, schedule, cost or quality parameters of the project made with a signed Change Control Request? |
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Have all deliverables been presented to decision makers with prior preview of the deliverable in progress? |
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Has it been less than two weeks since any deliverable was presented for which the acceptance signatures are still outstanding? |
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Are all project issues recorded in the Issue Log in the Project Status Report? |
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Has it been less than two weeks since you held the last status meeting? |
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Is the status meeting being attended by more than 70% of the Project Team? |
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If any Customer Decision Makers are consistently absent from the status meetings, have they designated a replacement? |
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Are you confident that the organizational preparedness for the project is proceeding according to the plan you agreed to? |
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Are your team members showing no lost time in their Progress Reports? |
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Gain Project Acceptance |
Do you have a Project Approval Form signed by your Project Sponsor and/or Project Director accepting the project? |
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